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Genome-wide analysis of selection on the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in West African populations of differing infection endemicity by Mobegi, Victor A, Duffy, Craig W, Amambua-Ngwa, Alfred, Loua, Kovana M, Laman, Eugene, Nwakanma, Davis C, MacInnis, Bronwyn, Aspeling-Jones, Harvey, Murray, Lee, Clark, Taane G, Kwiatkowski, Dominic P, Conway, David J

“…Locally varying selection on pathogens may be due to differences in drug pressure, host immunity, transmission opportunities between hosts, or the intensity of…”
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Population genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum across a region of diverse endemicity in West Africa by Mobegi, Victor A, Loua, Kovana M, Ahouidi, Ambroise D, Satoguina, Judith, Nwakanma, Davis C, Amambua-Ngwa, Alfred, Conway, David J

“…Malaria parasite population genetic structure varies among areas of differing endemicity, but this has not been systematically studied across Plasmodium…”
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Breakdown in the process of incipient speciation in Anopheles gambiae by Nwakanma, Davis C, Neafsey, Daniel E, Jawara, Musa, Adiamoh, Majidah, Lund, Emily, Rodrigues, Amabelia, Loua, Kovana M, Konate, Lassana, Sy, Ngayo, Dia, Ibrahima, Awolola, T Samson, Muskavitch, Marc A T, Conway, David J

“…Understanding genetic causes and effects of speciation in sympatric populations of sexually reproducing eukaryotes is challenging, controversial, and of…”
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Microsatellite genotyping and genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism-based indices of Plasmodium falciparum diversity within clinical infections by Murray, Lee, Mobegi, Victor A, Duffy, Craig W, Assefa, Samuel A, Kwiatkowski, Dominic P, Laman, Eugene, Loua, Kovana M, Conway, David J

“…In regions where malaria is endemic, individuals are often infected with multiple distinct parasite genotypes, a situation that may impact on evolution of…”
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SLC40A1 Q248H allele frequencies and associated SLC40A1 haplotypes in three West African population samples by Albuquerque, David, Manco, Licínio, Loua, Kovana M., Arez, Ana Paula, Trovoada, Maria de Jesus, Relvas, Luís, Millimono, Tamba S., Rath, Silvia L., Lopes, Dinora, Nogueira, Fátima, Varandas, Luís, Alvarez, Manuela, Ribeiro, M. Letícia

“…Background: Ferroportin is a transmembrane protein responsible for iron export from enterocytes and macrophages. Mutation c.744G → T (Q248H), located in exon 6…”
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High Prevalence of Hemoglobin Disorders and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency in the Republic of Guinea (West Africa) by Millimono, Tamba S., Loua, Kovana M., Rath, Silvia L., Relvas, Luis, Bento, Celeste, Diakite, Mandiou, Jarvis, Martin, Daries, Nathalie, Ribeiro, Leticia M., Manco, Licínio, Kaeda, Jaspal S.

“…Reliable and accurate epidemiological data is a prerequisite for a cost effective screening program for inherited disorders, which however, is lacking in a…”
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Modulation of Monoamine Oxidase Activity in Different Brain Regions and Platelets Following Exposure of Rats to Methylmercury by Chakrabarti, Saroj K, Loua, Kovana M, Bai, Chengjiang, Durham, Heather, Panisset, Jean-Claude

“…Monoamine oxidase (MAO; EC 1.4.3.4) is known to have an important role in the regulation of biogenic amines in the brain and peripheral tissues. It is also…”
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SLC40A1 Q248H allele frequencies and associated SLC40A1 haplotypes in three West African population samples by Albuquerque, David, Manco, Licínio, Loua, Kovana M., Arez, Ana Paula, Trovoada, Maria de Jesus, Relvas, Luís, Millimono, Tamba S., Rath, Silvia L., Lopes, Dinora, Nogueira, Fátima, Varandas, Luís, Alvarez, Manuela, Ribeiro, M. Letícia

“…Background: Ferroportin is a transmembrane protein responsible for iron export from enterocytes and macrophages. Mutation c.744G → T (Q248H), located in exon 6…”
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